Baku / 23.10.18 / Turan: A campaign has been launched in social media in support of the convicted Seymour Hazy, the announcer of the Internet resource Azarbaycan Saatı (broadcasting by satellite from Europe) and editor of the Azadlig newspaper. According to colleagues, the support messages addressed to the journalist will be printed and sent to the jail N17 near Baku. Hazy was arrested on August 29, 2014, and sentenced to five years on charges of hooliganism.Hazy denied the charges against him stating that he was being persecuted for journalistic and social activities. Human rights organizations recognized him as a political prisoner. In addition to his journalistic work, Hazy was also involved in political activities and was a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Majlis of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. -16D-
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